Climara Pro (TM) helps alleviate menopausal hot flashes and night sweats
...irs for Female Healthcare at Berlex. "Climara Pro offers effective symptom relief with one-twentieth of the estradiol dose of standard oral hormone therapy products and is the first HT to use the trusted progestin, levonorgestrel." The transdermal technology of Climara Pro allows for continuous delivery...Survey shows impact of psoriasis is more than skin deep
...hat provides people with psoriasis a resource that offers information, coping tips and lessons learned by others with psoriasis on managing the emotional and social challenges of this disease. "By providing information and support, Beyond Psoriasis can help reduce the social stigma that the survey suggests ...Stroke news tips for Friday, Feb. 6, 2004
...tients with ischemic stroke, but the public itself offers the best chance for further improvement, a California study found. As part of the Paul Coverdell Acute Stroke Pilot Registry in California, researchers studied patients with suspected stroke in 11 hospitals. Of the 375 patients diagnosed with acute ...Large-scale analysis of women with androgen excess: thorough treatment can reduce symptoms
...Extensive Personal Experience" article. The study offers optimism for women suffering from most symptoms of androgen excess disorders, but it also points out that specialists must do more to inform and educate patients about the potential benefits of long-term treatment, according to Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH...American Stroke Association's 29th International Stroke Conference
...nce to the public. Each 45-minute news conference offers brief presentations to the media by three to five speakers on their research that is being presented at the Stroke Conference. The news conference moderators are American Stroke Association volunteers who are experts on the subject, and who can offe...First US tuberculosis vaccine trial in 60 years begins
...ing from the TB research and development pipeline, offers hope for reducing the burden of a disease that cla...s. The currently available TB vaccine, called BCG, offers some protection against the form of TB most often contracted by very young children. But the vaccine...Multiple sclerosis not as progressive or disabling as once thought
...d uniform decline in physical functioning. It also offers vital information for public health planners charged with meeting future needs of MS patients. In their study, the Mayo Clinic researchers provide encouraging evidence that for many patients the disability from MS remains mild -- so much so that of...First ever guide to the care of women with disabilities now available
...Welner, M.D., and Florence Haseltine, Ph.D., M.D., offers practical advice on fundamental issues such as physical examination, nutrition, exercise, sexuality, victimization, and access to care, as well information on specific disabilities such as neurological impairment, rheumatologic illness, blindness and...American College of Chest Physicians to offer developing nations free access to medical journal
...ardiopulmonary and critical care journal. CHEST offers the latest clinical investigations in the multidisciplinary specialties of chest medicine, such as pulmonology, critical care, cardiology, thoracic surgery, transplantation, sleep and breathing, and airways disease. "Respiratory diseases such as ast...7-month-old is youngest recipient of artificial corneal transplant
...e risk of rejection is eliminated. The new implant offers significantly more possibilities for patients at n...s attempts at corneal transplantation, this option offers renewed hope," Aquavella says. A similar device, the Dohlman KPro, also is increasingly employed in ...Funding and distribution of inappropriate drugs add to rising global childhood malaria deaths
...own as artemisinin-class combination therapy (ACT) offers more hope for treating malaria in countries where drug resistance to conventional drugs has become widespread. For that reason, ACT is now officially the global policy for treating drug resistant malaria according to WHO. However, international healt...Why is this year's flu so severe?
...vaccine, may induce a broader immune response that offers better protection against such changes in the virus. The Vaccine Treatment and Evaluation Unit at the University of Rochester is part of a network of seven centers established by the federal government to respond to national needs in the area of i...Mayo Clinic researches ways to better treat patients with heart defects
...atients had difficulties later. The device closure offers the chance of avoiding the need for long-term medication. Others involved in the study are: Anant Khositseth, M.D., John Sweeney, M.D., David Fortuin, M.D., Heidi Connolly, M.D., Allison Cabalka, M.D. and Guy Reeder, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic College ...Are our brains wired for race or gender bias?
...s. Based on a recent Academy conference, the book offers the latest research from 16 experts in the areas of neuroscience, cognitive science, social and developmental psychology, anthropology, philosophy and theology. Their article is one of many that examine how the neurological aspects of our unconsciou...American Lung Association calls on governors and legislatures to stand up for public health
...ct everyone's health the American Lung Association offers Freedom From Smoking for those who want to quit smoking as well as other education programs to prevent children from starting to smoke. More information and copies of the American Lung Association State of Tobacco Control 2003 report card are availa...Combination drug therapy offers hope for malaria treatment
...his week's issue highlight how combination therapy offers the best hope for tackling drug resistance for the millions of people worldwide affected by malaria. Drug resistance is the main barrier to effective malaria treatment. Artemisinin (extract of sweet wormwood , commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine...New device to help premature babies
...a world leader in computational fluid dynamics and offers the only comprehensive fluid dynamics laboratory in Australia. NASCOR Pty Ltd is a Sydney-based developer of innovative medical devices with specialist expertise in the neonatal care market. The company's product range also includes oxygen hoods and ...Stevens' Cattabiani helps link doctors, hospitals worldwide
... http://www.tima.net .Established in 1870, Stevens offers baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science, management and technology management, as well as a baccalaureate in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university, located direc...Yesterday, today and tomorrow: Mount Sinai researchers are making sense of episodic memory
...t Sinai School of Medicine and leader of the study offers the following example. "Imagine driving to work, parking your car, and taking an elevator to your office. During the day you may take the elevator several times without thinking of your car. Only when the end of the day arrives and you descend in th...Combined drug therapy prevents progression of prostate enlargement
...cent of participants). "The combination therapy offers dramatically greater and longer-lasting relief from symptoms and, over time, the finasteride shrinks the prostate and actually prevents growth so that fewer men at highest risk for progressive disease need surgery," said John D. McConnell, M.D., lead...